Pop-gun.



WITNESSES:

" PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906. L. BACON.

J. SEIBOLD. T. OURRAN & M.

POP GUN. APPLIOATION FILED 1123.29, 1905.

ii 7 UNITED STATES JOSEPH SEIBOLD, THOMAS. CURRAN, AND MILTON L. BACON, or ANTIGO,

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' POP-GUN.

class known as film-bursters or popguns and it is the object .of the invention to provide such improvements as will render the toy entirely harmless, enhance the enjoyment that may be obtained in its use, and

i of a gun cap or wad.

4o thereception of 5o ferrule h,

cured thereon, from, the opposite sides of make it handier and more efficient in the ways and for the purposes for which it is intended to be employed than heretofore.

The invention consists of the im rovements hereinafter fully described, an illus- 2o tratedin the accompanying drawings, which latter form a part of this specification and are to be referred to as such.

Of the drawings, Figure'l is 'a side view of the invention, showing the piston-rod as drawn back preparatory to firing. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the gun as having just been fired. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the piston-rod as being partially withdrawn. Fig. 4 is a plan view Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the barrel-cap'to holda gun-cap on the end of the barrel. Fig. 6is a representa-' tion of the end of the barrel for the reception of the gun and barrel'caps.

Of the drawings, a designates the barrel of the gun, which may consist of a length of metal tubin or be composed of other suite, able materia which is closed at one end eX- cepting a central opening I; in the closure for the piston-rod c and another small openin d for the admission and expulsion of air beliind the piston e as the latter is reciprocated in the barrel. The piston-rod c is provided on its outer end with a suitable knob or'handle f, by which it may be operated, and the piston e is properly packed, as shown at g, to render it as nearly air-tight in its operation as is necessary.

The muzzle of the gun is provided with a which is shrunk or otherwise sewhich project pins 4,. A barrel-cap is provided of such size as to fit fairly snugly over the ferrule h and has an annular inwardly- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed AprilZ9,1906. Serial No. 258,015.

PATENT OFFICE.

Patented March 13, 1906.

ferrule and end of the muzzle to hold the marprojecting flange. 7c, which abuts against the gins of the caps with the requisite security. s This is an important feature of the improvement'. At opposite sides the barrel-cap is provided' with slots l for the reception of the pins i in such manner that the pins may first enter the'slots and allow the barrel-cap to be turned after the manner of a bayonetjoint, securing the barrel-cap in place on the ferrule. This means of connecting the barrel-cap with the muzzle is important as being handy in the extreme and'quickly efiected by.

the user, which is important.

m is a gun cap or wad cons aper or other suitable substance of a form to t within the barrel-cap j and rest on the flange-7c. When the gun-cap is thus placed and the barrel-cap secured in place on the muzzle of the gun, it will be held securely in position substantially air-tight with respect sting of a disk of to the interior of the barrel, and the gun is in loadedcondition. By drawing the pistonrod back and forcing it forward with a quick motion the gun will be fired by the-bursting of the gun-cap from the force of the air in the barrel, giving a loud'sharp report, to the amusement of children and others and without the slightest danger of harm to any one.

Where the gun-cap is made of strong material, the cap will not be broken or exploded, but besimply forced from place held by the barrel-cap, though with the same effect as. though broken by the force of the air acted upon by the iston-rod, and under these circumstances t e gun-cap may be reused.

It is obvious from the construction that the barrel-cap can be quickly and easily removed and a fresh gun-cap placed in the barrel-cap, when the latter may be replaced and i the gun will be again inloaded condition,

ready for another firing operation.

The inclination of the lateral portion of the slots in the barrel-cap which forms the bayonet-j oint connection before mentioned makes provision for drawing the annular flange of the barrel-cap on which the mar in of the the .air from the barrel andmisfire is.not

likely to occur.

The ferrule, in addition to other functions,

provides a broader surface on the end of the gun-cap rests quite tight against t e muzzle muzzle for holding the margin of the gun-cap between the latter and the flange of the barrel-cap than would be afforded if the gunbarrel alone were relied upon for this purose.

p It is to be observed that parts of the invention may be employed withso-called filmbursters and air-guns, and its employment therewith is not precluded ifit should be found useful in said connections. It will be observed, moreover, that the toy, while quite complete as a pop-gun, is very simple in construction and manner of operation and the cost of its use is almost m'Z.

We claim 1. A pop-gun comprising in its construction a barrel and piston-rod provided with a piston, in combination with a barrel-cap having an inwardlyprojecting annular flange adapted to be secured on the muzzle of the gun, and a gun-cap constructed to be inserted in the barrel-cap and to exactly fit therein and to rest on the said muzzle and ferrule and to be bound between the same and the inwardly-projecting flange of the barrel-cap.

2. A pop-gun comprising in its construction a barrel provided on its muzzle with a ferrule, and piston-rod provided with a piston, in combination with a barrel-cap provided with an inwardly-projecting flan e adapted to carry a gun-cap fitting exact y therein with its margin resting on said flange and to bind the same on the muzzle and fer rule of the gun, and means, comprising a bayonet-j oint, for readily and uickly securing the barrel-cap and gun-cap in p ace on the muzzle.

3. The combination with a pop-gun barrel having a ferrule secured to its muzzle, of a gun-cap, and barrel-cap provided with an illwardlyprojecting flange adapted to rest on the end of the muzzle and bind the mar in of the gun-cap therebetween, the gun-cap being of a size to fit in the barrel-cap with its margin resting on the said flange.

4. The combination with a pop-gun barrel having a ferrule secured to its muzzle, of a gun-cap and barrel-cap provided with an inwardly-projecting flange adapted to rest on the end of the muzzle and ferrule, and bind the margin of the gun-cap therebetween, the gun-cap being of a size to fit in the barrel-cap with its margin resting on the said flange, and means comprising a bayonet-joint for securing the barrel-cap in place.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

F. J. FINUcANE, NELLIE L. FRYER. 

